2.Figure out why you’re stuck. Do you not know
your character well enough? Do you need to do more research on your setting, or
another component of your story before you can keep going?

3.Exercise. It gets blood flowing to your brain
and helps you think better. Seriously, yoga has become my secret word count
weapon. If I do 25 minutes of yoga and then sit down to write, I can write WAY
more WAY faster than usual. It’s crazy.

4.Breathe again. I have to remind myself of this a
lot, hence last week’s post about how some days are like that.

5.Brainstorm a new idea. Don’t do this EVERY time
you’re stuck or you won’t finish anything. But sometimes it’s really useful. =)

6.Rearrange your desk. Or clean it.

7.Change rooms. Give yourself some new scenery.

8.Find pictures of people who look like your
characters. Maybe ‘seeing’ them will help inspire you.

9.Take a break and try again tomorrow.

10. READ!
Seriously. This is another of my favorites. Alllll last week I struggled. And
finally I realized it had been awhile since I’d read for fun. Sure enough, I
started a new book and suddenly remembered why I love stories, why I love
romance and suspense and writing and then I was CURED. I credit that and the
yoga. And God. He should probably come first. =)

So there you go. My favorite do’s and don’ts for being
stuck. Try some of them (um, from the second list. Haha) this weekend and let
me know if they work!